Automobile inclosure and shield construction



June 24, 1930. .L D. DYER 13659866 AUTOMOBII'JE INGLOSRE AND s'rimLD CONSTRUCTION INVENTOR.`

Llamas D- BYE? June 24, 1930. .L D. DYER I AUTOMOBILE ,INCLOSURE AND SHIELD CONSTRUCTION 'Filed sept 15. "1926 2 Sheets-.Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Dyer LTElmES Il BY TORNE Y.

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Patented June 24T, '1930 Jaiyi'nsfn. iwan, 0F Kansas-*orrYy iufssoum AUTOMOBILE INCIiosUIz-n AND SHIELD Generationen A.llpplicatoii ledcpteiiiber 13, 1926. Serial No. 135,105.

This invention i'elatesto automobile inclosure and; a windshield construction especial- 1y adapted to beused in connection with said incllosure, Vthe primary object of whichv is the provisionlof a semi-rigid top which may be aftixedland removed fromthebody ofthe automobile without folding or'` collapsing the top in any way. f

Another object of my invention is to:` pro- 1,0l vide a new and novel structure for semi-rigid extremel "narrow viost which has been rovided to perform the' dutyofgsupporting the forward 'end of the top as well as to form a portio-iiof'the wind shield member.

An even furtlierobject of the Vinstant in- 20. ventionis the provision of a semi-rigid automobile iiiclosurewhich is equipped with a' large" ventilatori and window inv the bach thereof, which ventilator and Vwindow issuspendedffroni one tof the top 'bows of the inclosure in` such ka way that straining side iiiovementand abrupt-gars are not transwindow glass and ventilator Many minorobjects andfdetailed construc- 30 tion will appear :during the course of the following specification; j Y

Referring to the accompanying drawings y wherein: 'f

'- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile inclosuiefandl shield .made in accordance with-the present invention and showing the same securedin placefon an automobile; Fig.` 2is aufra'gni'eiitary View of the automobile door showing same entirely removed and I glass entirely removed to more clearly show the relation of the bows v Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail cross section showing thepreferred wayof aiiixing the inclosure to the automobile body taken on line .F ig. 5 is a top `plan view ofthe iiiclosure n frame as shown in .Fig 3; f

' l Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section through i one ofthe bow members taken oii line Vl-'V l ofFigzS; t

Fig. Tis a back'view of the inclosure `with half of the cover material removed tosp'ecifithe Ameans for movably suspending the ventilator and window; f

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view taken on; y

line VH1- VIH ofFig.

,'Fig. 9 is va similar lview Fig. l() is afragmentary perspective View of one u.; per corner o-f the shield andsup porting-frame construction; t

11 is an enlarged detail sectional view*V taken ou line XLI-Xl of Fig. l; and

vvFiga 12'is a fragmentary section takenV on*` line XII-XII of Figurefl.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views. l The numeral 13 designates'the body of an ordinary automobile to which may be affixed n an inclosure 'and shield made inlaccordance with niyinvention. It is well known in the art that automobile inclosufres of-'the noniigid typeare objectionable in that they soon become out of shape and do not retain the orignaldesiredvappearance. On the other n hand it is found expensive and often times iniiossible to equip the ordinary automobile body with a rigid inclosure `whieh carries suitable windows andl othery desirable equipment.

-cally illustrate the novel back'structure and y taken on Vvline Accordingly, the present invention con@l `templates the provision of a semi-rigid inc closure which may be attached to practically y vbe made up .ofl a plurality of-top bows 'lll which are, rigidly secured together as shown in; Fig. 3 and which are further reinforced through the ueelV of a countersuuk metal vspider .15 which should beV rivetednor kotherwise vsecured to the bows alougthe sides thereof and below the'poiiit where'the curve thereofy begins. After these several topvbows .la are secured together, a bottoni bowf'l is ico the top of frame 41 also preclu'desdisplacement. The forward part of the :door rests on the uprights 48 and the Wind shield proper ishingedly attached topmember 49 asvshown lin Fig. 10. .The hinge 51` is securedy to the forwardly extending side and the frame 52 which carries the glass may swing out away from uprights 48 Vto any(l position With-y Y in the limits of a securing bracket 54 which may be retained in adjusted position through the means of any suitablethumb nut 55.

Itis desired to haveniemberv 34 wide'so. that the door will project far over the top .of the shield to present an appearance Such as that Vshown in Fig. 1. Y i L It has been found that an inclos'ure and f shield construction of thisv character Will present a very neat appearance and vwhile the preferred form of the invention has been 4illustrated anddeseribed, itis desired to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims. t n Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patentvis: Y '1. In an automobile inelosure andrshield Y construction, aside frame supportedby the door ofthe automobile,.an angle iron part supporting the shieldmember and means'f0r supporting said side "frame to guide vthe front side thereof against the inner sideof said angle iron as the door is closed. i

2. In an automobile inclosure and shield construction, a side framey supported by the door of the automobile, anangle iron shield supporting frame, the uprights of said angle Miron shield supporting'frame having rear Wardly extending sides, the upper, connect-y ing member ofsaid 'angle iron fra-me having a forwardly extending sidewhereby means 40 for supporting thek shield and housing one edge of the closed'side frame is provided.

' In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature this 24th day of August1926.

` JAMES D. DYER. 

